Following the Sunnah
626 questions
What is the ruling concerning jurists who cast doubt upon the Hadiths of Al-Bukhari and claim the obligation of believing in the Qur'an only, and are they in error or correct?
What is the ruling on following a specific madhhab merely because one feels an inclination towards it, or because it is closer to the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, or due to the ease of its rulings?
Is it incumbent upon the khateeb (preacher) to prepare the khutbah (sermon) in advance, or is it merely a fulfillment of an obligation? What is the ruling on delaying its preparation until Thursday or Friday? What is your advice to these khateebs, and how can they be guided in preparing the khutbah?
What is the ruling on men braiding their hair in what is known as dreadlocks with the intention of not imitating the disbelievers and of following the Sunnah in growing out one's hair, and is it permissible to keep or cut off artificial hair extensions?
Is the Hadith: "I have left among you two things, and you will never go astray as long as you hold fast to them: the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger," authentic?
Is it permissible to supplicate with the formula: "Oh Allah, just as You did not forget Your servant so-and-so, make Your servant so-and-so not forget You," following the example of the Companion Hudayra?
What is the ruling on doing something that outwardly resembles an act of the innovators (Mubtadi’ah), even though the doer, being from Ahl al-Sunnah, does not believe it to be a Sunnah, while some people do believe it to be a Sunnah? And is this considered an agreement with them in their belief?
Can Jesus's (peace be upon him) statement to his people, "and follow me," be considered a correct interpretation of the verse, and that the word "indeed he" in the Almighty's saying, "And indeed he is a sign for the Hour," refers to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which would mean that the verse does not necessarily indicate Jesus's descent at the end of time?
Are these phrases of praise sound doctrinally and linguistically, or do they have objections against them?
Is receiving the Black Stone, then saying "Allahu Akbar," and circumambulating thereafter considered the first circuit (shawt) of the tawaf?
Is the muezzin's feeling of displeasure toward his unmelodious or unembellished adhan, out of fear that it will not affect listeners, considered showing off (riya')?
Did the Four Imams intend for their knowledge to become schools of thought, or did this classification occur later?
Is the listener of backbiting sinful if he listens to a shaykh backbiting another da'i?
Does "A Treatise on Affirming Al-Istiwāʾ and Al-Fawqiyyah" by Abu Muhammad Abdullah ibn Yusuf al-Juwayni conform to the methodology of the Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah and the Pious Predecessors, and is it permissible to adopt its contents?
How can a Shafi'i Muslim who is keen on following the evidence and the more preponderant opinion in jurisprudential matters, even if it contradicts his madhhab, pursue this while benefiting from books that favor opinions with evidence, and is his action correct?
How can God love me so that I may be among His righteous saints?
Does Allah Almighty's statement in the story of Adam's two sons, "If you extend your hand to kill me, I will not extend my hand to kill you, for I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds," mean that a believer is not permitted to defend himself when subjected to killing, injustice, or abuse?
What is the ruling on being negligent concerning the Sunnah; and is what the worshipper did by prolonging the Fajr prayer with Surat "Qaf" considered following the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH), or does it contradict the Prophet's guidance as stated in the Hadith "Are you a tempter, O Mu'adh?" And what should he do with his family?
Does the female volunteer bear a sin if she continues to work in a religious society tainted by suspicions of administrative corruption, or does she bear a sin if she leaves fruitful da‘wah work in this sole entity following the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama‘ah in the region?
Is the worshiper's saying, "We hear and obey. Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return," before the opening Takbir an innovation?
Is it permissible to supplicate for the administration to forget or overlook the forbidden insurance policy, or is that considered extremism, and one must adhere to the concession, knowing that the insurance is compulsory?
What is the advice that must be followed to escape the current tribulations afflicting the Ummah, and is there a Prophetic Hadith that describes the conditions of the Ummah in this era and how to rectify them?
Which of the following matters has priority for a believer: performing 'Umrah, or buying graves, or performing the 'Aqiqah for children?
To what extent are the hadiths valid that state the universe and all creatures were only created for the sake of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), such as the hadith of Gabriel addressing him, the hadiths of Adam seeking intercession through him, and the hadiths of his creation from the light of Allah?